Agreement - Teamsters Local 399

(b)
Except as provided in subparagraph (c) below:
(1) An employee’s first meal period shall commence no
earlier than two (2) hours after such employee reports for work and no
later than six (6) hours after reporting for work; and
(2) Subsequent meal periods shall be called not later than
six (6) hours after the expiration of the previous meal period.
There will be a twelve (12) minute grace period, which
is not to be a scheduled grace period, prior to imposition of any meal
penalty.
(c) When necessary to phase any employee into the meal
schedule of the remainder of the crew, such employee may be given a
reasonable meal without deducting the time spent in eating (30 minutes)
from work time, in which case a deductible meal for such employee may
be within six (6) hours thereafter. Unless specifically directed by an
authorized representative of the Employer not to eat, it will be assumed
that the employee has eaten and the next meal period will be calculated
from the end of the non-deductible meal.
The Employer may either provide food for the meal at the
Employer’s expense or pay the employee an allowance as reimbursement
therefor. Such meal allowance shall be $7.50 for meal periods between
2:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.; $10.00 for meal periods after 10:00 a.m. but
before 6:00 p.m. and $12.50 for meal periods after 6:00 p.m. but before
2:00 a.m.
(d) When an “On Production” employee is away from home
studio, Producer will supply meals (except when work is at another
studio which has adequate meal facilities).
(e) When an “Off Production” employee is required to work
where convenient meal facilities are lacking, the Producer will furnish
meals unless employee is notified the night before reporting for work
that he is to work where such facilities are lacking. However, in no
event shall an employee be required to furnish more than one meal per
day.
(f) When the Producer furnishes meals to a shooting unit off any
lot, and an “Off Production” crew is working on the same site at the
same time for the same unit, the Producer will likewise furnish meals to
the “Off Production” crew.
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